Quotes
So they say
“There is a good deal of truth in what the French philosopher Helvetius has said, namely, men are born ignorant but are made stupid by education.”
-- J. B. H. Wadia, filmmaker, Kaiser-E-Hind Annual 1976
“India must be the only country in the world, where people fight to be called backward.”
-- Narayan Murthy, founder, Infosys, submitted by Meher H. Moos
“Vultures have started to prosper in Europe. Conservation programs in Spain and France have been so successful that wild vultures have been spotted even in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.”
-- The Observer, quoted in Hindustan Times, July 17, 2006
“Burial ties up vast areas of land, making them unusable for the living. In addition, dangers of ground water pollution, and leaching of formaldehyde from the decomposing matter has been detected in certain areas, which can lead to harmful consequences to wildlife and the plant kingdom. Recognizing these disadvantages, coupled with the high cost of burial, its use has diminished in recent times.”
-- Ervad (Dr) Jehan F. Bagli, president of the North American Mobeds Council, FEZANA Journal - Winter 2005
“Another aspect to Ganesha is that he is fat, like rotund human beings. We feel comfortable with him. So we want to tell him all our secrets. He has wide ears and he listens to our innermost joys and sorrows. Because his stomach is huge, we know he will keep our secrets there.”
-- Bejan Daruwala, astrologer, The Week, January 22, 2006
“We have grown better than the industry and as we continue in our journey, we expect further growth to come from life sciences, biotech and telecom sectors which would form a meaningful part of our future revenue.”
-- Ratan Tata, Tata Group chairman, Hindustan Times, June 30, 2006
“I have studied how families in Europe run their affairs. Five years ago, we got a family counsellor inducted. Whenever a member becomes a family shareholder, we meet and discuss the affairs of the company, the relationship between family and business and about our philanthropic activities. This way, they develop a sense of responsibility and belonging.
And also, we have few family members and a large number of businesses. So there is more cooperation than competition for supervising businesses.”
-- Adi Godrej, Godrej Group chairman, The Times of India, March 12, 2006
“The rising cost of electricity and wages too made our operations uneconomical. We did not want to save money by using substandard cleaning materials. We preferred to shut down.”
-- Dolly Deboo, one of the partners of Leach & Weborny, Mumbai Mirror, July 8, 2006
“Why is it that people belonging to the four other great religions strictly adhere to the dictates and tenets of their religion, while fickle-minded Parsis fly in the face of categorical injunctions in the Vendidad and clamor for a totally alien method? Why this defiance? Why the rebellion?”
-- The Parsee Voice, April-May 2006
“Take the commuter trains: in Kolkata, officegoers are so exhausted that they can’t start work for an hour after they arrive, and they stop work an hour before they leave to brace themselves for the return journey.”
-- Bachi Karkaria, journalist, SynergyZ, Vol. 3 April 2006
“When the semifinals were going on we encouraged patrons to try
our German, Spanish, French and Italian bread! The sales have gone up around 30 percent since the World Cup.”
-- Zyros Zend, partner of Yazdani Bakery, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, July 8, 2006
-- J. B. H. Wadia, filmmaker, Kaiser-E-Hind Annual 1976
“India must be the only country in the world, where people fight to be called backward.”
-- Narayan Murthy, founder, Infosys, submitted by Meher H. Moos
“Vultures have started to prosper in Europe. Conservation programs in Spain and France have been so successful that wild vultures have been spotted even in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.”
-- The Observer, quoted in Hindustan Times, July 17, 2006
“Burial ties up vast areas of land, making them unusable for the living. In addition, dangers of ground water pollution, and leaching of formaldehyde from the decomposing matter has been detected in certain areas, which can lead to harmful consequences to wildlife and the plant kingdom. Recognizing these disadvantages, coupled with the high cost of burial, its use has diminished in recent times.”
-- Ervad (Dr) Jehan F. Bagli, president of the North American Mobeds Council, FEZANA Journal - Winter 2005
“Another aspect to Ganesha is that he is fat, like rotund human beings. We feel comfortable with him. So we want to tell him all our secrets. He has wide ears and he listens to our innermost joys and sorrows. Because his stomach is huge, we know he will keep our secrets there.”
-- Bejan Daruwala, astrologer, The Week, January 22, 2006
“We have grown better than the industry and as we continue in our journey, we expect further growth to come from life sciences, biotech and telecom sectors which would form a meaningful part of our future revenue.”
-- Ratan Tata, Tata Group chairman, Hindustan Times, June 30, 2006
“I have studied how families in Europe run their affairs. Five years ago, we got a family counsellor inducted. Whenever a member becomes a family shareholder, we meet and discuss the affairs of the company, the relationship between family and business and about our philanthropic activities. This way, they develop a sense of responsibility and belonging.
And also, we have few family members and a large number of businesses. So there is more cooperation than competition for supervising businesses.”
-- Adi Godrej, Godrej Group chairman, The Times of India, March 12, 2006
“The rising cost of electricity and wages too made our operations uneconomical. We did not want to save money by using substandard cleaning materials. We preferred to shut down.”
-- Dolly Deboo, one of the partners of Leach & Weborny, Mumbai Mirror, July 8, 2006
“Why is it that people belonging to the four other great religions strictly adhere to the dictates and tenets of their religion, while fickle-minded Parsis fly in the face of categorical injunctions in the Vendidad and clamor for a totally alien method? Why this defiance? Why the rebellion?”
-- The Parsee Voice, April-May 2006
“Take the commuter trains: in Kolkata, officegoers are so exhausted that they can’t start work for an hour after they arrive, and they stop work an hour before they leave to brace themselves for the return journey.”
-- Bachi Karkaria, journalist, SynergyZ, Vol. 3 April 2006
“When the semifinals were going on we encouraged patrons to try
our German, Spanish, French and Italian bread! The sales have gone up around 30 percent since the World Cup.”
-- Zyros Zend, partner of Yazdani Bakery, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, July 8, 2006
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